Adidas Stock Is On The Rise

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Adidas AG (ADDYY) is currently trading at €98.90 (+0.14%) for a year-to-date appreciation of 10%. This stock began the year at €89.91 and has gained €8.99 over the past 60 days. The 1-year performance of the stock has shown an incredible 43.58% increase in value, the 2-year performance of the stock has grown by 17.18%, and the 5-year performance of the stock has delivered an incredible 110.92%. These figures defy the trends in major averages around the world, and highlight precisely how strongly Adidas is performing during volatile and recessionary times. It is interesting to take a look at the key statistics provided by Adidas to confirm the benefits of adding the stock to your financial portfolio:

(Graph Below – 10% gains for the year-to-date)

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Adidas has a profit margin of 3.29%

The company’s return on assets is 5.85%

Adidas revenues topped out at €16.36 billion

It has a market capitalization of €19.80 billion

Adidas is liquid with operating cash flow of €1.15 billion

However, despite its impressive performance of late, Adidas lags behind major industry leader Nike in terms of profitability, revenue streams and market capitalization. The following graphic represents the performance of Adidas versus its major competitors over the past several years

(Below Graph – Performance of Adidas versus Nike and Puma 2010 – 2015)

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(Below Graph – Financial Performance of Adidas in 2015)

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Adidas Sales per Region 2014 – 2015 Figures

The latest financial results from the Adidas group reflect the following performance for the company over time:

For the first 9 months of 2015, net sales were €12,748M versus €10,924M for the same period in 2014. This represents a 16.7% increase in net sales for the Adidas group worldwide.

For Adidas, Greater China the net sales increased by 42% between the first 9 months of 2015 versus the first 9 months of 2014.

Adidas net sales for the Middle East, Africa and other Asian countries increased by 25.2% for the first 9 months of 2015 versus the first 9 months of 2014.

For Adidas North America, sales increased by 25% for the first 9 months of 2015 versus the first 9 months of 2014.

For Adidas Western Europe, sales increased by 16.3% for the first 9 months of 2015 versus the first 9 months of 2014.